Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǒut(e-ō̆ver prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǒut(e-ō̆ver prep. |
| Etymology | From ǒut(e adv. & ō̆ver prep. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Above (sth.), over; (b) across (a river), over; over the top of (a wall); also, through (a sea); (c) superior to (sb. or sth.), above; (d) beyond (one's power), above; (e) in violation of (a prohibition), against.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1775 : Þe water wex oute ouer [Frf: ouer] þe plains.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11489 : Vte-ouer þat hus þan stode þe stern, þar iesus and his moder wern.
- c1475 Babies' Bk.(Hrl 5086)148 : Oute ouere youre dysshe your heede yee nat hynge.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)3989 : Vte-ouer þis flum, last quen i ferd, In hand i ber noght bot a yerd.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6302 : Moyses þe folk had ledd Vte ouer þe see als drightin bedd.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)19720 : In a lep men lete him dun Vte ouer þe walles o þe tun.
c
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)404 : Adam..was last wroght als lauerding, Vte-ouer al oþerkin thing.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)4071 : Quat wennis þou -- For to be lauerd out ouer vs all?
d
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)19625 : It es to þe vte ouer [Phys-E: oute ouir] might A-gain þe stranger for to fight.
e
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6526 : Vt ouer [Göt: Again; Frf: ouer] þe forbot sua þai dide.